Head Coach Kathy Pesch, in her fourth year, has a young but hard-working tennis team.
Ideal weather conditions have made for good practice time on the courts, quite unlike the end to last year's season.
Early blizzards forced the team off the court in the midst of playoffs and the lay-off showed in a 7-0 defeat to number two-seeded Crookston in the first round of Section 8A playoffs.
According to Pesch, players to watch are Suzanne Coleman, Hannah Brenk, Chelsea Honer, Ashley Silbernagel, and MaryAnn Kuebler.
Assisting in coaching duties are Kassie Pesch and Chelsea Marthaler.
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Perham got their season underway at Detroit Lakes Thursday, August 26, suffering a 6-1 setback to open up play.
Kuebler and Paige Biegler combined at number two doubles for the only victory for Perham. The duo beat Emily Seebold and India Fritz 6-2, 7-5.
Yellowjacket results
Perham at Detroit Lakes, Thursday, August 26.
Lakers 6, Yellowjackets 1
Singles -- 1. Joelle Langworth def. Hannah Brenk (P) 6-1, 6-2; 2. Katie Anderson def. Suzanne Coleman (P) 7-6, 6-0; 3. Laurenn Johnson def. Ashley Silbernagel (P) 6-4, 6-4; 4. Shantell Klvenenberg def. Katie Howey (P) 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles -- 1. Tess Hamre/Brianna Seebold def. Haley Fraki/Rachel Wiskow (P) 6-1, 6-0; 2. MaryAnn Kuebler/Paige Biegler (P) def. Emily Seebold/India Fritz 6-2, 7-5; 3. Witney Benscoter/Kira Leichter def. MaKayla Kroenke/Maggie Rennicke (P) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1.
Girls Tennis Schedule
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August
26 @ Detroit Lakes
28 @ Crookston Invite
September
2 @ TRF Triangular
7 West Central Area
10 New York Mills
13 Park Rapids
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18 @ Mid-State
21 @ Parkers Prairie
23 Detroit Lakes
27 @ New York Mills
30 @ Pequot Lakes
October
5 Minnewaska Area
7 @ Osakis
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